Mr Simon

Mr Simon image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
2 shot Rutte Old Simon Genever BUY
⅔ shot Orange Curaçao liqueur
⅓ shot Italian red bitter aperitivo
1 spoon Agave syrup
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Your choice of jenever and orange curaçao greatly effects the balance of this cocktail. Salvatore uses Rutte Old Simon which is not only a fantastic jenever with an attractive nutty character but also befits the name. The choice of a drier, high alcohol curaçao obviously produces a correspondingly drier drink.

Origin:

Created in 2015 by Salvatore Calabrese at his bar in London's Playboy Club. Salvatore was inspired to make this drink both by the vintage 'Gin Cocktail' - perhaps the first ever gin cocktail - and Old Simon Rutte jenever, which was being released across Europe at the time.

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